This THC mocktail recipe is a bright, adults-only tropical sparkler that trades the liquor for a measured tincture. Pineapple and grapefruit make a sweet-tart base, soda adds fizz and a chili-lime salt rim brings gentle heat. Five minutes, one glass, and a dose you can work out.
Dosing This THC Mocktail Recipe
Read the label for milligrams of THC per milliliter, or divide the bottle's total by its volume. For a lower-risk start, Health Canada points to products with a 2.5 mg THC ceiling. Swallowed in a drink, a tincture acts like an edible, so allow at least 2 hours before pouring a second.
Leave alcohol out; the CDC says the pairing likely impairs more than either alone. And because grapefruit can change how some medicines work, anyone on medication should ask a pharmacist or doctor about it first.
Ingredients
Use 100% juices; pink grapefruit runs a little sweeter than white. Agave dissolves easily in cold drinks, plain soda keeps things crisp, and chili-lime seasoning on a lime-moistened rim adds the kick. Not sure which tincture fits? Our tincture basics explain the types, and at our eight Michigan stores, budtenders can go over what's on the menu that day.
Make It
Salt just half the rim so each sip can be salty or not. The juices, agave and tincture get a 10-second shake before ice ever touches them; that step spreads the dose, though an oil-based tincture tends to float, so stir between sips. Strain over fresh ice and add soda. For more technique, see our guide to THC-infused mocktails.
Pitchers and Labels
One glass at a time is simplest. A batched pitcher gets an "infused" label showing the dose per glass, plus a spot of its own, apart from plain drinks and well out of children's and pets' reach.
Variations
- Grapefruit only: double the grapefruit, drop the pineapple and add a touch more agave.
- Pineapple-coconut: use coconut water in place of grapefruit.
- Zero-THC: the same drink without tincture for guests who abstain, garnished differently so glasses never get mixed up.
